Now that you have read about some of my learning experiences at vintage cast iron cookware auctions in part I of my blog series on auctions, you can venture forth with knowledge to help you avoid the same mistakes I made. Here are more tips and considerations to help you be a savvy bidder and…
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The Vintage Cast Iron Cookware Auction, part I: Learn from My Mistakes!
Tips to help you when bidding at a large cast iron collector’s auction.
2002 Antique and Vintage Cast Iron Cookware Prices
In December 2023, I visited my friend Harold R. Henry in Hamilton Missouri, who collects cast iron pieces. While looking through his large collection, I found an old auction catalog from 2002. Harold had noted down the prices of the items sold at that auction. I found it fascinating to compare those prices to today’s…
Top Prices at July 2019 Cast Iron Auction
There were fourteen lots that sold for $500 or more at a July 2019 vintage and antique cast iron cookware auction. Simmons and Co. Auctioneers held a two-day cast iron auction in Richmond Missouri on July 26 and 27, 2019. 726 pieces of vintage and cast iron and aluminum were sold. The pieces were from…